#thorn.starter

[cat-cortez-blog]

Nía was sitting at the bar and enjoying a quick smoke. It wasn't a habit of hers to do such a thing, but it is a rather nice indulgence to partake in every now and then. She was hardly paying much attention when she heard someone approach. "Don't bother asking if I have an extra one. This is my last cigarette, after all."

[luxdevreaux-blog]

LUX HADN’T FELT anything as embarrassing as cheap in some time. And cheap didn’t quite fit the bill now, either. But with her hair tangled from the lackluster fuck she’d just had (the one in which she just lay there and counted cracks in the ceiling due to boredom), she could say that she felt, well... frustrated. Lux realized, as she walked back towards the place she called home, that she likely looked quite dismal, so when she realized there was someone else walking near, she turned. Caught their gaze with a luminous grin. “Gonna walk me home or what?”

[felixvalleur]

“What is this stuff?” Felix was still on his ‘trying new things’ kick, but that didn’t mean his skepticism about some of the things Thornridge had to offer had faded entirely. He glanced up at the person next to him, trying to reserve judgment until after he taste tested it - assuming he got that far. “Just tell me if I’m going to be absolutely disgusted by the taste.”

[bloodxangel]

“you know, i really wish there was like a 24/hour donut shop or something. sometimes a girl just really craves donuts,” angel commented, perched on a wall just outside the park as she munched.

[mayorzorafalk]

Zora finally, finally felt like she had wrapped up enough to go home for the day. The stack of paperwork going out was nearly the same height of what she had left to do, and most of the people she had to email had long since logged off. Stuffing her laptop in her bag, she stood to head for the door--until she saw someone standing in it. “Sorry, I,” she blinked, tucking her hair back behind her ears--a tell-tale nervous habit. “I didn’t see you there. Did you need something?”

[catherinelinwood-blog]

Catherine propped her chin on her fist, her eyes glazing over at her reflection created on the windows of the diner. There was something almost meditative about the muted sounds of the near-empty diner. But the quiet spell was broken when she heard someone clear their throat, not realizing someone had slipped through the door. “Sorry,” she muttered, reaching under the counter for where she had thrown her notepad. “Be with you in a moment.”

[billiebcnnett]

DESPITE THE FACT that Billie had lived in Thornridge for some time, the amount of people she knew intimately was shockingly low. She needed to make a concerted effort to be elsewhere, other than hanging around the hotel bar of the Inn. And yet. Not today. She was there now, sipping down a vodka martini, Ketel One, up, with a twist, and she turned to the person next to her. “You know,” she said, “you can donate blood at a bank every eight weeks, but if it’s just a little bit, you can do it way more frequently. Interesting, right? I’ve got it down to a science. Either a full taste once a week, or a few small tastes every other week. That way, I can basically... give what I want, and not die.” Billie flashed a smile as though it was the most normal conversation in the world, as though listing off the ingredients to pasta instead of the morbid subject it was.

[infiernode-dante]

“Oh, sh-- it’s not blood, I swear,” Dante frowned as he caught sight of himself in an ornamental mirror, red spotting his white shirt. “I don’t suppose you know what gets clamato juice out, do you?” He sighed, it figured he’d make a mess of himself ten minutes into an event he was supposed to be reporting on.